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What Does This Chest X Ray Report Indicate?

a chest x-ray is done for my 7 years old son the report says: bilateral hilar congestion with accentuations of lung markings more at lower zones associated with slight hyperinflation of both lungs -suggested small ill-defined opacity at the left lower lung zone What does this mean
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi...by what you quote I feel that the Chest X-ray might be indicative of a left lower lobe pneumonia. But it all depends on the indication for which the CXR was initially ordered by the treating physician.

regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Does This Chest X Ray Report Indicate?

Hi...by what you quote I feel that the Chest X-ray might be indicative of a left lower lobe pneumonia. But it all depends on the indication for which the CXR was initially ordered by the treating physician. regards - Dr. Sumanth